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Gates burns cash to fight cigarettes
Friday, July 25, 2008 (GST)
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BILL AND MELINDA GATES have announced they are joining Michael Bloomberg, the Mayor of New York, in a $US500 million ($522 million) campaign against smoking in the developing world.
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Cough! Japan Is Puffer's Paradise With Friends: William Pesek
Friday, July 25, 2008 (GST)
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July 25 (Bloomberg) -- Humorist David Sedaris is no longer a smoker, and, oddly, he has Japan to thank for it.
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No more cigarettes for addicts in rehab
Thursday, July 24, 2008 (GST)
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ALBANY -- New York becomes the first state in the nation to ban smoking in substance abuse treatment centers Wednesday, which is also the fifth anniversary of the Clean Indoor Air act that banned smoking in restaurants and workplaces.
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Fire-Safe Cigarettes
Thursday, July 24, 2008 (GST)
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Fires caused by cigarettes kill up to 900 people in the United States each year and total hundreds of millions of dollars in property loss. But action has been taking place throughout our country to cut down on the damage caused by cigarette fires.
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Denver gives initial OK to ban on cigarettes at hospitals
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 (GST)
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Smokers could be burned with a $300 fine for lighting up on sidewalks and other public areas around Denver hospitals.
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Menthol cigarettes target "young smokers"
Monday, July 21, 2008 (GST)
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A recent research by a Harvard university team has said that Tobacco Companies are manipulating the level of Menthol in cigarettes. This is, obviously, being done to attract adults by making the product brand more appealing.
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More Smokers Seek Help With Quitting Since Latest Cigarette Tax Took Effect
Monday, July 21, 2008 (GST)
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When Richard Alderman first started smoking 50 years ago, a pack of cigarettes cost a quarter.
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Brussels proposes EU tax hike on cigarettes
Friday, July 18, 2008 (GST)
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EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - The European Commission has suggested that the EU's current minimum excise duties on cigarettes and tobacco should be increased to reflect inflation, in a move aimed at helping to cut consumption as well as ...
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European Union calls for tobacco tax hike
Friday, July 18, 2008 (GST)
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The European Union unveiled plans | |
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